Dear Geoff Park, Lauren’s lovely letter in the TT last week spoke very deeply to us and reminded me that I too have been meaning to write in your praise for a long time. Your ‘Natural Newstead’ article is the first item turned to in order to see what wonderful local bird is highlighted for…
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The Environment Protection Authority approved the development licence for Coliban Water’s proposed Castlemaine Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) upgrade plans in mid-March following a public feedback period over November and December. Castlemaine WRP Program Director Danny Childs said feedback from the public for the proposed upgrades was overwhelmingly supportive. “We received 88 submissions from the public…
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Easter bilby news
The Australian alternative Easter emblem, the bilby, is iconic but at risk. Bilbies once occupied much of arid and semi-arid Australia but have disappeared from about three quarters of their historic range. Today they are found only in parts of the Northern Territory, Western Australia, and Queensland, so researchers undertake surveys of remote habitats as…
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Not just brown
Many native birds are ‘mainly brown’, for good reason.
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